An uplifting collection of prayers from around the world, which will invigorate the spirit and provide peace and solace to those who are sick, suffering or in hospital, including suggestions for praying for medical staff, for yourself and for others.

The prayers inside are grouped into themes including:

• Help, I'm in hospital! Praying for myself
• The world of caring: Praying for medical staff
• Asking the impossible? Praying for others
• Healing and anointing
• Keeping well? Praying for wholeness

For myself

My loins are filled with searing pain;

there is no health in my flesh.

I am feeble and utterly crushed;

I roar aloud because of the disquiet of my heart.

O Lord, you know all my desires

and my sighing is not hidden from you.

My heart is pounding, my strength has failed me;

the light of my eyes is gone from me.

Forskae me not, O Lord;

be not far from me, O my God.

Make haste to help me,

O Lord of my salvation.

Psalm 38.7 - 10,21,22 from Pocket Prayers for Healing and Wholeness

Healing

Heal me, hands of Jesus,

And search out all my pain;

Restore my hope, remove my fear

And bring me peace again.

Michael Perry (1942-96) from Pocket Prayers for Healing and Wholeness

Sample pages from Pocket Prayers for Wholeness and Healing are available for download. 

Trevor Lloyd was involved in producing the Church of England’s new pastoral services. After twenty-five years’ experience in parochial ministry he moved to North Devon as Archdeacon of Barnstaple and currently chairs Children’s Hospice South West, a major regional charity.